哈囉，大家好！ 哈啰，大家好！ Hello, everyone!
I’m Grace.
I know, for many Chinese language learners,
knowing that there are so many Chinese characters
to learn is very overwhelming.
But don’t worry
many Chinese characters are comprised of semantic and phonetic parts
This means that if you know the meanings or the sounds of these parts,
it will be much easier for you to recognize
and memorize new Chinese characters
Btw if you want to know, in general,
how Chinese characters are developed
check out this video
I’ve also included the link in the description below
那我們現在就開始吧！ 那我们现在就开始吧！ Now let’s get started!
The first one is 言
Chinese characters with this part often relate to “speech, to speak, to say”
For example,
說 has the meaning of “to speak, to say”
說明：to explain, illustrate; explanation
說謊：to lie, to tell a lie
論 has the meaning of “opinion, view, theory”
論文：paper, dissertation
評論：commentary; to comment on
譬 has the meaning of “to give an example”
譬喻：analogy; to draw an analogy
譬如：for example, such as
警 has the meaning of “alarm, alert, warn”
警告：to warn
警察：police, police officer
The second semantic component is 心 / 忄
Chinese characters with this component often relate to
“heart, mind, feelings”
For example,
情 has the meaning of “feeling, emotion”
心情：mood
愛情：love (romantic)
感 has the meaning of “sense, feeling”
感覺：to feel, feeling
感動：to touch (someone emotionally)
悲 has the meaning of “sad, sadness”
悲傷：sad, sorrow
悲劇：tragedy
悶 has the meaning of “stuffy, gloomy”
悶熱：hot and suffocating
苦悶：depressed
The first one is 言 /讠
Chinese characters with this part often relate to “speech, to speak, to say”
for example
说 has the meaning of “to speak, to say”
说明：to explain, illustrate; explanation
说谎：to lie, to tell a lie
论 has the meaning of “opinion, view, theory”
论文：paper, dissertation
评论：commentary; to comment on
譬 has the meaning of “to give an example”
譬喻：analogy; to draw an analogy
譬如：for example, such as
警 has the meaning of “alarm, alert, warn”
警告：to warn
警察：police, police officer
The second semantic component is 心 / 忄
Chinese characters with this component often relate to
“heart, mind, feelings”
For example,
情 has the meaning of “feeling, emotion”
心情：mood
爱情：love (romantic)
感 has the meaning of “sense, feeling”
感觉：to feel, feeling
感动：to touch (someone emotionally)
悲 has the meaning of “sad, sadness”
悲伤：sad, sorrow
悲剧：tragedy
闷 has the meaning of “ stuffy, gloomy”
闷热：hot and suffocating
苦闷：depressed
The first one is
侖 - lún
Chinese characters with this component usually have a sound
that is similar to or the same as the sound: “lún”
For example,
輪 has the meaning of “wheel, round, taking turns”
輪胎：tire / tyre
輪流：to take turns
倫 has the meaning of “human relationship”
倫理：ethics
倫敦：London (loanword)
論 has the meaning of “opinion, view, theory”
理論：theory, to argue
討論：to discuss
淪 has the meaning of “to sink”
淪陷：to be occupied by the enemy
淪為：to be reduced to (something inferior)
The second one is 反 (fǎn)
Chinese characters with this part usually have a sound
that is similar to or the same as the sound: “fǎn”
飯 has the meaning of “cooked rice, meal”
吃飯：to have a meal
米飯：(cooked) rice
版 has the meaning of “printing blocks, edition”
版本：version, edition
出版：to publish
返 has the meaning of “to return, to revert to”
重返：to return to
返鄉：to return to one’s hometown
販 has the meaning of “to buy and sell; street merchant”
販賣：to sell, to peddle
攤販：street vendor; stall
The first one is 仑 (lún)
Chinese characters with this component usually have a sound
that is similar to or the same as the sound: “lún”
For example,
轮 has the meaning of “wheel, round, taking turns”
轮胎：tire / tyre
轮流：to take turns
伦 has the meaning of “human relationship”
伦理：ethics
伦敦：London (loanword)
论 has the meaning of “opinion, view, theory”
理论：theory, to argue
讨论：to discuss
沦 has the meaning of “to sink”
沦陷：to be occupied by the enemy
沦为：to be reduced to (something inferior)
The second one is 反 (fǎn)
Chinese characters with this part usually have a sound
that is similar to or the same as the sound: “fǎn”
For example,
饭 has the meaning of “cooked rice, meal”
吃饭：to have a meal
米饭：(cooked) rice
版 has the meaning of “printing blocks, edition”
版本：version, edition
出版：to publish
返 has the meaning of “to return, to revert to”
重返：to return to
返乡：to return to one’s hometown
贩 has the meaning of “to buy and sell; street merchant”
贩卖：to sell, to peddle
摊贩：street vendor; stall